On Mercury a single day lasts 1,408 hours. Just like every Monday does on Earth.

Daria was the leader of the Intervariumâ€“ the youth group in charge of ferreting out humans who might be hiding out in Drab schools. Personally, we call this group Badgers. It’s a job she took most seriously. After all, everyone knows the humans are diseased rodents in need of extermination. Dang shame that she found herself suddenly counted among us . . .